Consensus guidelines for primary health care of adults with developmental disabilities

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 52, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1410-1418

  Sullivan, William F ^a,b,l   Heng, John ^b,c   Cameron, Donna ^b   Lunsky, Yona ^d   Cheetham, Tom ^e,f   Hennen, Brian ^g   Bradley, Elspeth A ^h   Berg, Joseph M ^b,h   Korossy, Marika ^b   Forster Gibson, Cynthia ⁱ   Gitta, Maria ^j   Stavrakaki, Chrissoula ^k   McCreary, Bruce ^f   Swift, Irene ^e  

^a St Michael's Hospital   (United States)

^b University of Western Ontario ^*

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^e Rideau Regional Centre   (Canada)

^f QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^g DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^h UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

ⁱ KINGSTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^j WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^k CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^l ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERVENTION STUDY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREMATURITY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTOR;

HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MENTAL RETARDATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 33845499000     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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